Poll results: How do you feel about Herschel Walker's MMA involvement?

Former NFL great Herschel Walker makes his second pro-MMA appearance as part of December’s “Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu” event.

His debut, which came in a January TKO win over Greg Nagy at “Strikeforce: Miami,” brought the organization massive amounts of mainstream publicity and some of the year’s biggest Showtime ratings.

But in our latest MMAjunkie.com/”Inside MMA” poll, we wanted to know how fans feel about his involvement in the sport.

The results were tallied for Friday’s new episode of the weekly HDNet MMA news show, and though few believe Walker has earned his main-card billings, nearly seven out of 10 respondents see the 48-year-old as a positive force in MMA.

Overall, 10 percent of voters agreed with the statement that Walker “has proven worthy of his main-card bookings.” Another 61 percent said he hasn’t earned his TV spots but that the publicity he brings MMA ultimately is good for the sport.

That leaves 29 percent who agreed with the statement that the promotional push behind Walker sets a bad precedent of “marketability over talent.”

So who has it right? Should Walker get co-main-event slots since his celebrity helps the sport grow, or should Strikeforce force the longtime taekwondo enthusiast to earn his TV slots like other fighters?

State your case in the comments section below.

Additionally, don’t forget to vote in this week’s new poll on the MMAjunkie.com homepage. We want to know which fighter should be the world’s No. 1 ranked heavyweight.

HDNet’s “Inside MMA” and MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) run a weekly poll thanks to a partnership between the two news outlet. Catch new episodes of “Inside MMA” on Fridays at 9 p.m. ET. For more information on “Inside MMA” and HDNet Fights,
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